Police Beat
Saco man dead after six-hour standoff
on May 18, 2013, at 9:12 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — Maine State Police say a Saco man is dead inside his house after a standoff at his home, WCSH TV reports. The man was identified as Charles Scontras, the TV station reported. The Maine State Police tactical team and Saco police and fire departments were on scene ...
Bath police investigating report of naked man
BATH, Maine — Bath police are on the lookout for an adult male who reportedly exposed himself to a young girl. The incident happened about 7:40 p.m. Friday while a 10-year-old girl who lives at Maritimes Apartments was playing near the fence that runs between the apartment complex and Oak ...
Two Delaware residents accused of selling cocaine in the County
HOULTON, Maine — Two people from Delaware were arrested and charged with drug offenses Friday based on information received through a local tip line. Darrell Crandall, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency division commander, said that the arrests took place on U.S. Route 1 in Houlton after a traffic stop. According to ...
Motley Crue concertgoer accused of criminal threatening arrested
BANGOR, Maine — An intoxicated Bucksport man was arrested before a Motley Crue concert after allegedly showing a local television reporter what looked like the butt of a gun in his waistband, according to police. Sherman Watt, 49, was arrested and charged with criminal threatening, a Class D misdemeanor, on ...
Housekeeper charged in inn fire on MDI
BAR HARBOR, Maine — A man working as a housekeeper at a local inn has been charged with two misdemeanor crimes, but not arson, for starting a fire in a bathroom at the inn on Wednesday, according to local police. The man, Reginaldo Cerqueria, 51, of Bar Harbor, is accused ...
Pedestrian struck by car in Old Town
OLD TOWN, Maine — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Main Street in Old Town on Friday morning. A Penobscot Regional Communications Center dispatcher said at 11 a.m. police and rescue personnel are headed to the scene. The victim is pinned underneath the vehicle, the dispatcher said. No ...
Former Sanford man accused sexual assault against 14-year-old girl
By Liz Markhlevskaya, Foster's Daily Democrat on May 17, 2013, at 9:33 a.m.
ROCHESTER, N.H. — A former Maine man is facing a felonious sexual assault charge accusing him of committing statutory rape in Rochester. Justin Sanchez, 22, is an inmate at the Strafford County jail after being indicted by a grand jury in March on the felonious sexual assault charge, a Class ...
Bangor man arrested after calling police to remove ex-girlfriend from his residence
BANGOR, Maine — A local man who called police to have his ex-girlfriend removed from his residence was arrested when the woman told officers the man had assaulted her. Asa Mace, 52, remained at the Penobscot County Jail Thursday afternoon, according to Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards. Officers were called ...
Quebec trucker suffers minor injuries after rig overturns on Route 201
MOSCOW, Maine — A Quebec truck driver escaped major injury Thursday morning after his rig overturned on Route 201, police said. Reges Vaellux, 33, was driving south near the Baker Mountain Ski Area shortly before 9 a.m. when he failed to handle an S-curve and struck a guardrail, causing his ...
Parent arrested after becoming violent at Brewer Community School
BREWER, Maine — A Brewer woman is facing multiple charges following an incident at the Brewer Community School on Thursday morning. Sabrina Bubier, 40, was meeting with administrative staff when she became disorderly, according to Brewer police Capt. Chris Martin. Bubier was taken into custody at 8:15 Thursday morning. No ...
Police investigate armed robbery at Gorham ATM
GORHAM, Maine — Gorham police are searching for the suspect who robbed a man at knifepoint at a Gorham ATM machine on Tuesday evening. Detective Sgt. Dana Thompson said Thursday the robbery occurred at the KeyBank ATM on Main Street. As the victim was making a cash withdrawal, the suspect ...
Marine patrol arrests 2 men in elver poaching operation
ST. GEORGE, Maine — Two local men were arrested early Wednesday in connection with illegal elver harvesting at Harrington Cove. Marine patrol officers happened upon the clandestine operation for the coveted baby eels and found the alleged culprits hiding in the woods. Mark R. Farquhar, 39, of Warren and Keith ...
South Portland woman accused of stealing from elderly
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A 53-year-old South Portland woman accused of stealing from elderly people is facing multiple burglary and theft charges, police said. Margaret Wilkes allegedly masqueraded as a representative of what she called “the agency” when going to elderly people’s homes and asking for medical information over the ...
Winterport man involved in Hampden crash charged with driving to endanger
HAMPDEN, Maine — A Winterport man who escaped injury in an accident on Route 202 over the weekend has been charged with driving to endanger, police said Wednesday. Police determined that speed was a factor in a crash that left 20-year-old Dakota El-Hajj trapped under an 18-wheeler at the intersection ...
Police seek person of interest in connection with Valley View burglary
BANGOR, Maine — Police are searching for a man who is a person of interest in a burglary that took place last month. On April 23, police went to a Valley View residence after a report that a home had been broken into, Sgt. Paul Edwards said. The suspect or ...
Lewiston pair targeted in drug bust allegedly possessed hundreds of oxycodone pills
LEWISTON, Maine — Two Lewiston residents were arrested Monday after a drug bust reportedly turned up a large quantity of oxycodone pills. Jermaine Johnson, 39, and Michelle Grimmo, 43, are being held at the Androscoggin County Jail, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Cmdr. Scott Pelletier said Wednesday. The arrests were the ...
Bowerbank man turns in teen son to police after finding stolen property, including weapons
BOWERBANK, Maine — A father called police after finding property in the woods he believed his son stole. A man found several items in the woods in Bowerbank on Sunday including flashlights, machetes, knives, powdered foods, a tarp and a .22 caliber revolver, Sgt. Michael Gould of the Piscataquis County ...
LaGrange teen allegedly shoots at home with stolen rifle, police say
LAGRANGE, Maine — After a fight with his family, a 17-year-old male left his house and allegedly fired a stolen rifle at the home, according to police. The teen, who is not being named because he’s a juvenile, allegedly stole a .22 caliber Marlin rifle from a residence on the ...
9-year-old allegedly threatens schoolmate with jackknife in Bath
BATH, Maine — Police will not file charges against a 9-year-old Fisher Mitchell School student who allegedly threatened another student with a jackknife at school. Lt. Robert Savary said Tuesday there is a discrepancy in the accounts given by the student with the knife and the other student, who also ...
Jefferson man charged in armed standoff
JEFFERSON, Maine — A 34-year-old Jefferson man was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly confronting a road crew while intoxicated, wielding a gun and holding police at bay for 45 minutes from his home. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an armed, intoxicated man confronting a road crew ...
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